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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2017

ROS: Crucial Intermediators in the Pathogenesis of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.

Chencheng Feng, Minghui Yang, Minghong Lan, Chang Liu, Yang Zhang, Bo Huang, Huan Liu, Yue Zhou

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 243 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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243citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

243 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 378 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chencheng FengDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9393-304X
Minghui YangDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Minghong LanDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Yang ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Bo HuangDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Huan LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5519-7336
Yue ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7102-6484
Army Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in degenerative intervertebral disc (IVD) indicates the contribution of oxidative stress to IVD degeneration (IDD), giving a novel insight into the pathogenesis of IDD. ROS are crucial intermediators in the signaling network of disc cells. They regulate the matrix metabolism, proinflammatory phenotype, apoptosis, autophagy, and senescence of disc cells. Oxidative stress not only reinforces matrix degradation and inflammation, but also promotes the decrease in the number of viable and functional cells in the microenvironment of IVDs. Moreover, ROS modify matrix proteins in IVDs to cause oxidative damage of disc extracellular matrix, impairing the mechanical function of IVDs. Consequently, the progression of IDD is accelerated. Therefore, a therapeutic strategy targeting oxidative stress would provide a novel perspective for IDD treatment. Various antioxidants have been proposed as effective drugs for IDD treatment. Antioxidant supplementation suppresses ROS production in disc cells to promote the matrix synthesis of disc cells and to prevent disc cells from death and senescence in vitro. However, there is not enough in vivo evidence to support the efficiency of antioxidant supplementation to retard the process of IDD. Further investigations based on in vivo and clinical studies will be required to develop effective antioxidative therapies for IDD.

Indexed as

Cellular MicroenvironmentHomeostasisHumansIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DegenerationOxidation-ReductionReactive Oxygen SpeciesReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID28392887
PMCPMC5368368
OpenAlexW2603552684

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